War and conflict

“Ajit Doval’s Facebook post describing an Israeli solution to deal with terrorists”

FACTLY says: NSA Ajit Doval is not active on any social media platforms. The viral message was shared by a random Facebook account being run in Doval’s name and is doing rounds on social media at least since 2016. However there are …

“The Pentagon "finally comes clean" and "admits...that there are 46 U.S. military-funded biolabs in Ukraine”

“Donald Trump authorized up to 20,000 National Guard troops to protect the Capitol" before Jan. 6, 2021, but was "rejected" by Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer.”

“34 countries including Netherlands and Israel, supported India and Nupur Sharma after her comments on Prophet Muhammad”

FACTLY says: There is no evidence to show that 34 countries including Netherlands and Israel had supported India and Nupur Sharma after her comments on Prophet Muhammad. However, Geert Wilders, a politician from Netherlands extended…

“The Palestinian girl Sarah, who was holding her books at the moment, her house was demolished by the Israeli occupation in 2003. She currently holds an M.A in Languages, and lectures at a prestigious Canadian university.”

“Video shows “Russian desert base and infrastructure hit by Bayraktar TB2 drone.”

“Over the last two decades, more school-aged children have died from guns than on-duty police officers and active-duty military combined.”

Washington Post says: Biden's numbers add up but could be apples and oranges

“The sale of more than 600,000 Wisconsin deer licenses shows that Wisconsin’s hunters are the “eighth largest army in the world.”

PolitiFact says: Wisconsin sold about 569,000 deer licenses that included gun privileges in 2020 to residents and non-residents. A group of 600,000 armed hunters wouldn’t constitute a strikingly large global force, as the post claimed.

“World War II Paratroopers sitting across from themselves in the same plane that dropped them into Normandy in 1944”

“A group photo of Mahatma Gandhi when he served as a Sergeant Major of the British army”

FACTLY says: The image shared in the post shows Mahatma Gandhi posing along with the Passive Resistors Football Club players and staff in South Africa, in 1913. During his two-decade stay in South Africa, Mahatma Gandhi started two …

“Bayraktar TB-2 destroyes forces in captured village - UAV Drone Footage”

“A photo of Ukrainians with paintball guns proves the war is staged.”

“J.D. Vance profits off Russia propaganda.”

PolitiFact says: Vance's holdings in the video sharing platform Rumble are worth marginally more due to viewership drawn by RT.

“Video shows a “Russian pilot” escaping from jets and a Russian aircraft getting hit by a missile.”

“Video shows helicopters in Ukraine “being picked off in ambush - Short range air-to-air missile”

“Nonprofit Operation Ukraine's shipments of baby formula to Ukraine is responsible for shortage in the U.S.”

FactCheck.org says: The baby formula shortage has been due to supply chain problems, a product recall and the temporary closure of a manufacturing plant.

“A recent photo shows the “Russian Orthodox Church blessing a rocket called Satan.”

“Photo of unbroken windows proves war in Ukraine is fake.”

“Says Adolf Hitler said, “The day mankind finds out what I was trying to defend this nation, Germany, from, then that’s the day World War III starts.”

“Says Tucker Carlson said, “What if these bodies of tortured, dead civilians were staged? What if they’re fake? What if the Ukrainian military killed them & then blamed Russia? I’m not saying any of this is true, I’m just asking the questions. Why can’t we ask these questions?”